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Personality and motivational predictors of well-being and coping during COVID-19: A reversal theory analysis
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Yusuke Kuroda,
Patrick C.H. Morel
Personality and Individual Differences, Volume: 175, Start page: 110703
Swansea University Author:
Joanne Hudson
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110703
Abstract
This study used reversal theory to examine motivational predictors of well-being and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. 149 UK based respondents completed an online survey including measures of demographics, well-being, coping, motivational style, and dominance. Well-being was predicted by...
| Published in: | Personality and Individual Differences |
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| ISSN: | 0191-8869 |
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Elsevier BV
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56126 |
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This study used reversal theory to examine motivational predictors of well-being and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. 149 UK based respondents completed an online survey including measures of demographics, well-being, coping, motivational style, and dominance. Well-being was predicted by optimism (positively), autic and mastery (negatively) dominances, by alloic sympathy, optimism and paratelic motivation styles (positively), and, negatively by arousal seeking, arousability and pessimism. Coping was positively predicted by optimism and negativism dominances and by negativist, paratelic and telic motivations, and, negatively by arousability and pessimism. Using motivational dominances, indirect support was identified for the link between psychodiversity and well-being, but not coping. Findings suggest that well-being and, to a lesser degree, coping could be enhanced by encouraging individuals to experience a range of motivations, possibly focusing on those identified here as significant predictors. Future research needs to determine the context specificity of these findings and explore psychodiversity, well-being and coping using both metamotivational states and composite profiles incorporating the full range of motivational constructs. |
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| Keywords: |
Reversal theory, Well-being, Coping, Personality, Motivational dominance, Psychodiversity |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Start Page: |
110703 |